Running 6.1.1 Searchhead with 6.0 Indexers

[jodros]

Aside from the new internal index, are there any issues running a 6.1.1 searchhead with 6.0 indexers? I am trying to test functionality on our searchhead before rolling 6.1.1 to the entire environment.

Thanks

[jmheaton · Accepted solution]

I rolled out 6.1 to a single of our search heads about a week ago. No problems to report here.
Search heads are running 6.1 on one data mount, 6.0 on another mount, with all of our Indexers on 6.0

[jodros]

Thanks man!

[jmheaton]

Nothing in the back end logs, nothing in the UI. I dont see anywhere there may be a conflict. Searching works just fine. No conflicts on the indexers themselvs either.

[jmheaton]

Nothing in the UI, give me a sec and i can check the back end.

[jodros]

Did the 6.1 searchhead display any sort of notifications about incompatibility with 6.0 indexers?

[jameshgibson]

I think your looking for this information. Here's the specific quote:

6.x search heads are compatible with 6.x and 5.x search peers, in a non-clustered environment. The search head must be at the same or higher level than the search peers:

• A 6.x search head is compatible with a 5.x search peer.
  
• A 5.x search head is not compatible with a 6.x search peer.

Search peers here mean your indexers

[jodros]

Thank you for your response. I saw this, but was looking for more actual experience in running an environment in this hybrid 6.x way.

Thanks